extraídasvsextraídoWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: extraídas is a participle, extraído is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“extraídas” is a participle and “extraído” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#37,090
“extraídas” frequency rank
#17,701
“extraído” frequency rank
54791
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature extraídas extraído
Definition Forma del femenino plural de extraído, participio de extraer. Participio de extraer.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set extraídas and extraído apart are highlighted. They share 7 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

9 ch
extraídas
8 ch
extraído

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: extraídas is [ekst̪ɾaˈið̞as] while extraído is [ekst̪ɾaˈið̞o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54791, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

extraídas is recorded at frequency rank #37,090, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [ekst̪ɾaˈið̞as]. extraído is at rank #17,701, tagged as averb, pronounced [ekst̪ɾaˈið̞o].

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 54791, this pair ranks #81,787 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of extraídas vs extraído

Shared letters: adertxí. Private to "extraídas": s. Private to "extraído": o.

"extraídas" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVVCVC  ·  "extraído" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVVCV

Frequency comparison

extraídas#37,090
extraído#17,701

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "extraídas" and "extraído" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "extraídas" is a participle and "extraído" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "extraídas" or "extraído"?
"extraído" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #17,701 in our Spanish list, against #37,090 for "extraídas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering extraídas vs extraído

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a participle, it's “extraídas”; for a verb, it's “extraído”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “extraídas” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list